Curl clip



Jury 18,1950

C. BAKER CURL CLIPk Filed Nov. 1. i946 j @CCU BakerIm/ENTOR.

/ttorzzey 7 Patented July 18, 1950 UNITED 'STfAT-ES ICE rGURL CLIP f 7eeeii-isaker, chicago; ill. npplieatiomnovember1,1.946;serial-Neiman (01; 'isz-i6) l I' Claim.

"'Thisinver'tio'n pertains tov pins used in ythe "styline'go1n` hair; i More partieularly itfrefers to hair( pins or clips used by.' hairdressers in beauty salons,"athomeandwherevera need'for this imiprovedtypeofpin arises. I

In setting upaihairdo'for milady, the artiste 'skillfully'ga'therswisps of hairintoan attractive arrangement and worl{"of.manipulative"art. It `is then necessary tos'et or 'x'fit in that 'positionby means of some unnotlceableor "trarisparentV mucilaginous material of a gurrirn'y oradhes'ive nature. /Wliil'e' 'the `hairdo is still moist, the mucilaginous substance .has little strength. Various means are utilized to retain the configurations of :the coiffure-asset by the artiste untilfthe hair is dry and ready for the next operation.

To accomplish this result,.high'speed hair dryers, agreat quantity of hairpins and an innumerable Avariety of various clips are used and required to do an attractively 'set coi''ure. The! hairpins In'O'St generally used 4arekIlOiT/"n 'as bobby LpihS whichfconsist of `a "fiat vmetallie.'memb'er of a springrlilze nature fcldedoveritself. One 'ofthe folded legs is undulated, whilethexo'ther generally is flat. Both legs lie inA close.. parallel and `flat contacting Frelationship becauseIof theeinherent spring characteristics set 'in the metal. In order to use this type of a pin in setting a hairdo-and there are literally more than a hundred used in each coiffure arrangement-the hairdo artiste must open each pin individually and place it about the strands or wisps of hair that have been temporarily curled on a convenient finger. To obtain a flat and evenly contoured appearance of each little ourlet, several pins are criss crossed or interlocked and set thru the ringlet until the hair strand reaches the requisite degree of neatness. the head of milady until the desired iinal contemplated appearance is achieved. The subjects hair is gently treated with warm air until the adhesive is set and the hair is dry. When dry, the coiffure artiste removes all of the pins. Since there are very many pins, some use a magnet to attract the pins and pull them out of the interlocking relationship. Others again use lingers to extract the pins. But regardless of the method used, most of them remove the pins Without opening the pins. This operation is faster but does not give the patron the desired appearance for the hair is mussed up to some extent. It is claimed by some that this is a desired eiect, for it softens the hard lines, but to a master it behooves and indicates careless technique, for a hairdo should be a masterpiece of perfection.

Of course, this operation is repeated about.

It, therefore, isf. an objective ofthis inventionto provideA ameans that can be readily used to assist the master tovobtain a masterpieceof coiure arrangement.

.tis a further objectfoiv .this .invention to provide ame'anslthat will replace very many of the Apins', usedinsetting a hairdo.

'A still `further object of. my invention is to decrease thenumber yof` operations required in setting hair,` overcome 'the tediousness O-cpening 'and inserting large numbers of pins into position 'and 'otherwise "improve vthe technique of hair set ting. l

additional object of my invention iis to pro- 'vide a means that can be readily made at low cost and which particularly one skilled in the art of hair dressing can readily perceive.

"Tliese andother 'objects,.` variations, modicationsand extensions will be seen, made andimprovisedby'anyonefskilled in this 'artwhen the 'clear and detailed description given hereinbelow is carefully studied `particularly` in View of the hereuntoapp'ended drawing'which is Va Vpart of this speciiication and within the. purview of the 'elairn'inthis application.

:^"Fi'gure 1 vis a plan viewof one type of a spring element. M

Figure Zis a' side'view of a'pivot pin.

Figure 3 is a plan or top View of the lower part of the clip, while Figure 4 is a similar View of the upper part of the clip. Figures 5 and 6 show the respective side views corresponding to the elements shown in Figures 3 and 4.

Figure 7 is a side View of the assembled hairdo clip ready for use.

In its preferred form, the hair clip consists essentially of four members or elements. The bottom piece l0 is a fiat member of a particular configuration. In the upper portion of the said flat element Ill, is a circular space l2 out into the member l0 to provide a convenient non-slipping space rest for the adhesively covered lingers of the beauty operator. A somewhat similarly shaped space i4 is also provided in the upper member 2U. When the flat members I0 and 20 are in their assembled position, the space I4 is congruently superimposed over the lower positioned space l2. Thus in the assembled hairdo clip, a convenient and definite provision is made to prevent the hair clip from slipping from the adhesively coated, slippery fingers of the hair operator.

The lower end I6 of the bottom flat element Ill is provided with an arrow or spear point,

point 22, which points when assembled as shown in Figure 7 coincide and meet at their extremity. A large space resembling a bullet image 24 is substantially bounded by the narrow perimeter 26, which begins at about the spear point I6, and terminates in a semicircular form substantially below the circular space I2. In the upper flat member 20, there is provided a somewhat similarly shaped space 40, except that it is constricted about its midpoint 36 to a width that will fit within a portion of the space 24 bounded by the perimeter 26. This condition is achieved when the flat member 20 is angularly bent substantially as shown in Figure 6.

Extensions or lugs 28, 38, 32 and 34 are provided respectively in the flat members I and 28. These lugs are bent at right angles to the face of the fiat members I0 and 20 to face each other.

` Holes 38 and 38 (and others not shown) are provided in the lugs to act as bearings for a pivot pin 4l. The latter after insertion in position in the bearings, locks the entire assembly when it is bent substantially as shown in Figure 2.

4 not pressed into a flat shape. When the hair is dry the clip is removed and the hairdo is practically finished, since very little additional work is needed. In most cases only one clip is needed and if necessary two can be employed to form one ringlet. Thus, it is obvious that a Saving in time and labor is accomplished when my improved hairdo clip is used.

Having described my invention, it is obvious that one can vary greatly many of the details as shown in the above example or illustrated in the j attached drawing and therefore it is my inten- A helical spring element 42 with outstanding formed on the operators finger which has been dipped in an adhesive. However, a majority of operators prefer to meisten the hair with the adhesive and then form it into a ringlet or chord about their finger. When the ringlet is formed, a clip is opened by pressing the upper ends. The ringlet is inserted between the open jaws of the clip. The hair is held in place but is not pinched flat for there is a certain amount of space between the jaws to permit slight expansion of the chord of hair. The central portion of the ringlet is a void and into this void is positioned the angular protuberance 48. When the pressure is released the ringlet is firmly conned in place but tion to be limited specifically to those fundamental concepts as defined herein in the appended claim:

I claim:

A hairdo clip adapted for the formation of soft, rounded ringlets comprising two spear-like, fiat members, a prong-like projection within the spear portion of. one of s'aid flat members, a recess within the spear-like section of the other flat member to receive said prong-like projection, a means to maintain said flat members in contacting juxtaposition, a free space formed about said projection when said flat members are in contacting juxtaposition to confine but not press a hair ringlet set within said space, and finger receiving recesses in the wider portions of said flat members whereby the operator can readily manipulate the clip.

CECIL BAKER.

REFERENCES CITED .The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 854,901 Mooers May 28, 1907 1,450,239 Bechtold Apr. 3, 1923 1,884,900 Sparke Oct. 25, 1932 1,946,561 Widerman Feb. 13, 1934 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 585,458 France Dec. 9, 1924 

